{"id":495225,"date":"2026-02-21T19:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495225\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T19:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:00:16","slug":"bbc-to-air-australian-adult-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/495225\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC to air Australian adult comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"et_pb_title_meta_container\">February 21, 2026 04:53 | <a href=\"https:\/\/michaelwest.com.au\/category\/external-feeds\/aap-news\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An Australian adult comedy based on a popular animated web series, that follows the antics of a \u201cmischievous\u201d eight-year-old boy, has been acquired by the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Deano is based on a short-form animated comedy, titled Childish Deano.<\/p>\n<p>According to the BBC, the web series has reached a global audience and garnered millions of views since it first aired on social media in 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new eight-part series, created and written by Dean Thomas and David Ferrier, follows the titular character navigating life in a \u201ctough neighbourhood\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Deano has been described as having a \u201cheart of gold\u201d and is said to embrace everyone equally, and is clueless to the fact the \u201cchips are stacked against him\u201d due to his background.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The series will follow the antics of Deano and his timid best friend, Kit, who is from \u201cthe wealthy side of town\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to Screen Australia, the show is inspired by a true childhood and in the web series, creator Thomas voices the eight-year-old protagonist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Deano will be available to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and will also be made available to stream on Disney+.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The series will be produced in Brisbane, Australia, and the creator of hit children\u2019s TV show Bluey, Australian animator and director Joe Brumm, will be the script editor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/feb8c517-d376-490c-83c0-9746153414a2.jpg\" alt=\"Bluey and Bingo\"\/>Bluey and Bingo are loved by children all over the world and are a global Australian success story. (Bianca De Marchi\/AAP PHOTOS)<\/p>\n<p>It will be co-produced by Australian animation studio Hooligan Animation, as well as BBC Studios and 20th Television Animation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot wait for BBC viewers to meet Deano,\u201d Sue Deeks, head of scripted pre-buy acquisitions at the BBC, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is such a mischievous, engaging, and irrepressible character, and the series is full of irreverent humour, warmth, and optimism \u2013 what a delight we have in store.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"m-a-box-avatar-url\" href=\"https:\/\/michaelwest.com.au\/author\/aap-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/AAP-Logo1-400x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-200x200 size-200x200\" alt=\"AAP News\" itemprop=\"image\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Australian Associated Press is the beating heart of Australian news. AAP is Australia\u2019s only independent national newswire and has been delivering accurate, reliable and fast news content to the media industry, government and corporate sector for 85 years. 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